Easy Cheesy Potato Soup Recipe! (And Slow-Cooker Version)

I don’t know about you guys, but around Tennessee lately it’s been REALLY cold. The kind of cold that makes you want to fill your tummy with something warm… something cheesy… something loaded with delicious carbs… Well this is it!

I wanted to repost my favorite cheesy potato soup recipe – but also I’d like add that I made it recently in the my crockpot and it was DELICIOUS! So here’s the original recipe – and the new update for the slowcooker is under that.

Easy Cheesy Potato Soup

This simple but amazing easy cheesy potato soup recipe made enough to feed my family of 6 two bowls each, with leftovers for lunch tomorrow! My family told me it was the BEST soup I’d ever made – which I will chalk up to the fact that Velveeta was present. (Credit where credit is due)

The recipe below is the most basic – but I’ve added some optional extras you can use to make it even BETTER. (Like shredded carrots to give it a little vitamin kick)

For the crock-pot version I made – just dump all the solid ingredients, including boullion cubes, into your crockpot. Pour in the water and the cream soups, and set it on High for 4 Hours, or Low for 6-8. SO EASY!!

Things I would change about the crock-pot version:

1) I put my Velveeta in at the beginning, but I almost think it would’ve been wiser to melt it in the microwave and add it at the end (It stuck to the sides of the crockpot a little)

2) I would take out the stupid celery. I hate celery. I don’t know why I added it. I think I was in chicken noodle soup mode when I had that brainstorm. UGH! Anyway – it does make the picture look prettier

For a full honest-to-goodness post on the slow-cooker potato soup recipe – stay tuned because I’m putting it up tomorrow for our first edition of Slow Cooker Sunday!